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Planning commission recommends City Council adopt 2021 ICC codes and 2020 NEC with local amendments
Summary
The commission recommended that City Council adopt the 2021 editions of multiple International Code Council model codes and the 2020 National Electric Code, with local amendments largely aligned to a nearby jurisdiction’s updates.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend City Council adopt the 2021 editions of the International Building Code, International Existing Building Code, International Fire Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, International Property Maintenance Code, and the 2020 edition of the National Electric Code, all with local amendments.
City staff presented the package and noted the city currently uses 2015 editions of most codes. Senior staff and the city’s building and fire teams described several local amendments and said the proposed language largely mirrors regional practice, particularly the recent work in Corpus Christi, which many local contractors are already…
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